1883
Heinrich Dreyer establishes AMAZONE to manufacture grain cleaners and later ploughs, cultivators and potato sorters.
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Founded in 1883, AMAZONE is a specialist in the manufacture of fertiliser spreaders, seed drills, active (rotary cultivators and rotary harrows) and passive soil cultivation (disc cultivators and harrows), precision air seeders and crop protection sprayers. AMAZONE is world-renowned for its innovation and the exceptional operational performance of their cultivation and crop protection equipment.
About AmazoneHeinrich Dreyer establishes AMAZONE to manufacture grain cleaners and later ploughs, cultivators and potato sorters.
First exports of grain cleaning machines to Chile.
First fertiliser spreader manufactured.
First potato harvester manufactured.
First seed drill manufactured.
First twin disc fertiliser spreader manufactured.
First manure spreader manufactured.
Takeover of the market leadership at seed drills with the "AMAZONE D4"
First PTO driven tillage and cultivation equipment manufactured.
First crop protection sprayer manufactured.
First rotary cultivator with tines "on grip" AMAZONE KG
First twin disc fertiliser spreader with exchangeable discs (24 m working width) "AMAZONE ZA-U"
First precision airseeder manufactured
First passive cultivation equipment manufactured.
First fertiliser test laboratory established.
First trailed crop protection sprayer manufactured.
First satellite controlled fertiliser spreader via on-board computer (DGPS).
First pneumatic seed drill manufactured.
First Cirrus large area combination
First AMATECHNICA field day showcases AMAZONE technology to customers throughout the world.
50 years "AMAZONE ZA-fertiliser spreader" - 700,000 ZA fertiliser spreader sold 50,000th rotary cultivator and rotary harrows sold within 30 years
First self-propelled crop protection sprayer manufactured.
New fertiliser spreader test hall opened.
Second AMATECHNICA field day.
AMAZONE celebrates 130th anniversary.
750,000th ZA twin disc fertiliser spreaders manufactured.